Any time you receive a text, remember to think before you tap. Texts are used for identity theft, bank account take-overs and to acquire personal or company confidential information. Read on for tips of how to spot red flags.

Your personal data is everywhere on the internet. It's necessary to utilize the services you rely on daily; your Gmail, Twitter, and Amazon accounts are all associated with your name, email, password, and phone number (not to mention credit card information for online shopping). But the very data that's stored with your online account can leave you open to exploitation when one of your favorite online sites experiences a data breach.